
Born near Roosevelt Estates: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jack Elam, from Miami, 17 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Roosevelt Estates yet. The Arizona lists hold names for 97 towns. Mesa’s 54 names make the longest list in Arizona.
What stands out about Roosevelt Estates’ famous people
Famous people born near Roosevelt Estates
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Rose Mofford
1922–2016First woman Governor and the first woman Secretary of State

Arthur Van Haren, Jr.
1920–1992Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roosevelt Estates and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Jack Elam: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Jacobs: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rose Mofford: Valerie Roller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Pastor: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Romana Acosta Bañuelos: Office of the Treasurer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Esteban Edward Torres: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Senner, Jr.: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Kempf: Gert-Martin Greuel, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons